Bestsellers, Crime & Mystery: January 2017

Mystery in the Channel (a British Library Crime Classic)Crofts, Freeman
The reissues of forgotten mystery gems in the collection of the British Library continues…Classic mystery | TP | $27.95

Dance of Death (Home Front Detective 05)Marston, Edward
Zeppelin attack! And while the bombs are falling over London and the aerial pyrotechnics are at their most dramatic – a man is stabbed to death in an alleyway…Historical mystery | PBK | $19.99

Crimson Snow (a British Library Crime Classic)Edwards, Martin (editor)
See number one. More of the same. (But: can you imagine what a dream job it is to go through the collections of the British Library looking for gems to be reprinted? We want that job!)Classic mystery collection | TP | $27.95

Win, Lose or Draw (Cliff Hardy 42)Corris, Peter
Are there really 42 Cliff Hardy novels? Sheesh! Rumours are that this is the last. We shall see…Mystery | TP | $29.99

Christmas at High Rising (a Barsetshire novel)Thirkell, Angela
Not actually a mystery or crime related. But the ultimate in cosy-reading and should appeal to fans of Golden Age mysteries. Lovely to see the quirky Thirkells being reprinted!Social comedy | PBK | $19.99

The Human Flies (K2 01)Lahlum, Hans Olav
One of our first-in-a-series bestsellers, which has remained in the top ten, through sheer force of enthusiastic recommendation to customers! Exquisitely-plotted homage to the Golden Age of Mystery and Christie, Sayers, Allingham, et al – only… set in Oslo, in 1968. Brilliant!Mystery | PBK | $19.99

River of Darkness (John Madden 01)Airth, Rennie
Where the wonderful John Madden mysteries all began – which is the logical place to start.Mystery | PBK | $19.99